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κτίζω
ktízō · Greek · Strong's G2936 · 14 occurrences
The KJV renders 43 different Hebrew and Greek words as “make”
What it means
to fabricate, i.e. found (form originally)
probably akin to G2932 (κτάομαι) (through the idea of proprietorship of the manufacturer);
How the KJV renders it
create, creator, make
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“make”
also renders kataskeuázō (G2680), procheirízomai (G4400), poiéō (G4160), synistáō (G4921), títhēmi (G5087), dídōmi (G1325), speúdō (G4692), synteléō (G4931), diatíthemai (G1303), perisseúō (G4052), kathístēmi (G2525), gennáō (G1080), symbállō (G4820), ʼârak (H748), bûwsh (H954), bᵉnâʼ (H1124), bᵉʻâʼ (H1156), bârâʼ (H1254), gâdal (H1431), hâlal (H1984), hâphak (H2015), hârag (H2026), chûwl (H2342), yâdaʻ (H3045), yâçaph (H3254), nâthan (H5414), ʻăbad (H5648), ʻâmaq (H6009), ʻâtsab (H6087), ʻâsâh (H6213), ʻâshar (H6238), pâlaç (H6424), pâʻal (H6466), pâqad (H6485), pᵉshar (H6590), qûwm (H6966), qâlal (H7043), râbâh (H7235), râphad (H7502), râqach (H7543), sûwm (H7761), shîyth (H7896)
“create”
also renders bârâʼ (H1254)
“creator”
also renders ktístēs (G2939)
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Where it appears
14 occurrences in the Greek text, first 12 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 11:9 · V-API-3S
for man wasn’t created for the woman, but woman for the man.
1 Timothy 4:3 · V-AAI-3S
forbidding marriage and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
Colossians 1:16 · V-API-3S
For by him all things were created in the heavens and on the earth, visible things and invisible things, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things have been created through him and for him.
Colossians 3:10 · V-AAP-GSM
and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his Creator,
Ephesians 2:10 · V-APP-NPM
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.
Ephesians 2:15 · V-AAS-3S
having abolished in his flesh the hostility, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man of the two, making peace,
Ephesians 3:9 V-AAP-DSMEphesians 4:24 V-APP-ASMMark 13:19 V-AAI-3SRevelation 4:11 V-AAI-2SRevelation 10:6 V-AAI-3SRomans 1:25 V-AAP-ASM
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.